Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 43
Launched
September 30, 1985
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 43 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 30, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,928th launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 2,995th orbital launch attempt. It was the 176th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1687, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 612 × 39,205 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 176th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,928th launch72nd this yearhumanity's 2,995th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1687 · NORAD 16103 · 1985-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1687
- Object ID
- 1985-088A
- Epoch
- 1985-09-30 20:35:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03787978 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7342882
- Inclination
- 62.9754°
- Ascending node
- 249.7333°
- Arg. of perigee
- 316.3606°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.7267°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1687 · NORAD 16103 · in orbit
Molniya-M 32-670 Blok-I · re-entered November 28, 1985
Blok-2BL 52-662 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
43rd launch from 16/2, 8th this year · 1,075th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 8 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 43 launch?
US-K 43 launched on September 30, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 43?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 43 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 43 reach?
Kosmos-1687, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 612 × 39,205 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did US-K 43 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).